Rail-joint.



4 1. WINTER.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-28.1916- Patented May 29,1917.

JOE WINTER, 0F MATADOR, TEXAS.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 29, 1917.

Application filed August 28, 1916. Serial No. 117,298.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J on WINTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Matador, in the county of Motley, State of Texas, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andv exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a rail oint.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a rail joint by means of which the longitudinal and lateral movements of the rails will be prevented.

A. further object of the invention resides in the provision of a novel form of fish plate which willprevent the creeping of the rails.

With these and other objects in view, such as will appear as my description progresses, my invention comprises the combination and arrangement of parts as set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim. V

In the drawing;

Figure l is a side elevation of a device constructed in accordance with my invention' Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a similar view on line H of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the end of one of the rails, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a portion of one of the fish plates removed.

In the drawing I have illustrated a pair of rails 1 and 2, the ends of which abut in a diagonal joint. The base 3 of each of these rails is provided, on each side of the web a, with a recess 5 which extends entirely from the edge of the base to the web. A fish plate 6 is mounted on each side of the rails and bridges the joint between them. These plates are maintained in place by means of bolts 7 which extend through the plates and the webs 4 of the rails. The plates are further provided with elongated openings 8 through which the portions of the bases of the rails, which are located between the recesses 5, extend. These plates 6 include triangular portions 9 which extend downwardly below the bases of the rails and are adapted to engage in the balast between the ties of thetrack so as to prevent the lateral movement of the rail. It is to be noted that these fish plates are provided with shoulders 10 which extend below the bases of the rails and are adapted to bear against the cross ties so as to assist in preventing the movement of the rails.

With this particular arrangement of fish plates on the rails it will be quite obvious that the transverse movement of the rails on the ties or the longitudinal movement thereof will be prevented.

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of my invention, it has merely been for the sake of convenience and I do not wish to be limited to that particular embodiment as it is obvious that numerous changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claim,

What I claim is The combination with a pair of rails having abutting ends and recesses in the bases thereof, of fish plates mounted on the rails and bridging the joint between them, the

said plates including portions contacting with the webs of the rails and triangular portions extending below the bases of the rails, which latter portions have shoulders on their ends adapted to engage the cross ties, the said plates having elongated openings therein through which the portions of the bases which are located between the recesses therein, extend.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

JOE WINTER. Witnesses:

J. A. I-IINDMAN, FRED G. SIMPSON.

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